Basel to Saarbrücken bus: 2.9 a day, fastest 3h20

2.9 a dayfastest 3h20FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany

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BaselFreiburgStrasbourgSaarbrücken· 191 km as the crow flies

00:30 → 03:50
FlixBus N506
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Saarbrücken bus station (Dudweilerstraße) · via Strasbourg
3h201 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:30 → 02:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
03:35 → 07:15
FlixBus N846
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Saarbrücken bus station (Dudweilerstraße) · via Strasbourg
3h401 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:35 → 06:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:40 → 15:40
FlixBus 299
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Saarbrücken bus station (Dudweilerstraße) · via Freiburg, Strasbourg
5h002 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:40 → 03:20⁺¹
FlixBus N11
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Saarbrücken bus station (Dudweilerstraße) · via Freiburg, Strasbourg
4h402 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:40 → 02:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

No direct train and no nonstop flight: the bus is the only no-change way

Bus · fastest direct4h02

To Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N5063h20
From Saarbrücken bus station (Dudweilerstraße)13 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Basel to Saarbrücken in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Basel goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

Nothing flies Basel to Saarbrücken nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Basel to Saarbrücken?

Yes. 2.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Basel to Saarbrücken?

The fastest takes 3h20; the slowest 5h00, for 191 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:30 and the latest at 22:40, local time in Basel. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Basel to Saarbrücken?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

Basel ▸ Saarbrücken

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